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HOLY CROSS MEDICAL STAFF DONATES $10,000 TO HELP COLLEAGUES
July 6, 2023 – Recent torrential rains and historic flooding in South Florida left many residents in need. Holy Cross team members were among those that sustained damage to their homes and property.
In the spirit of the Holy Cross mission to serve as a compassionate and transforming healing presence, the medical staff came together to donate $10,000 to the Sister Catherine McAuley Fund, which provides direct and sufficient assistance to Holy Cross Health’s colleagues and their families for food, utilities and housing in times of need. It is a lifeline to those who find themselves in difficult financial situations due to unforeseen circumstances, providing them with a sense of security and enabling them to consistently come to work to serve patients.
“I give a heartfelt thank you to our medical staff for their generous donations,” said Jose Lopez, MD, Holy Cross Health Chief Medical Officer. “Their compassion and support mean so much to those facing hardships.”
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| HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL WELCOMES LIZETTE OTERO AS THE NEW CHIEF NURSING OFFICER
July 7, 2023 – HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, a 447-bed facility, and part of HCA Florida Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in the state, is pleased to welcome CNO Lizette Otero to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, effective August 7th.
Lizette is a Nursing Executive with over 25 years of nursing experience and 16 years of HCA experience in leading clinical operations. She’s a transformational leader with a proven ability to identify opportunities, envision positive change, communicate the vision, develop strategies, turn strategies into actions, and achieve service excellence. Lizette is skilled in managing operational and capital budgets to ensure long-term fiscal viability. She is known for motivating diverse teams to work collaboratively, achieving business objectives while inspiring, empowering, coaching, and mentoring one another. Lizette leads by example, with a focus on purpose, service, and accountability.
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UROLOGY ICON CHOOSES MILLER SCHOOL’S DESAI SETHI UROLOGY INSTITUTE
One of the nation’s most accomplished and decorated urologists, Alan J. Wein, M.D., Ph.D. (hon.), has joined the Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as professor of clinical urology and director of business development and mentoring.
“We are thrilled that Dr. Wein will share his extensive knowledge about not only urology practice and research, but also administration and mentoring, to help navigate DSUI’s growth in the coming years,” said DSUI Chair and Founding Director Dipen J. Parekh, M.D.
Dr. Wein said he is excited about spending the next chapter of his urology career at DSUI, which he believes has the talent and is gaining the recognition to be the premier urology institution in the Southeast U.S.
“I respect Dr. Parekh’s career and how he has grown the urology institute by hiring exceptionally talented and recognized clinicians. DSUI is in a position to achieve greater promise and recognition nationally and internationally in the field of urology with his leadership, and I look forward to contributing in some way to that growth,” said Dr. Wein.
Dr. Wein said that Dr. Parekh’s talent as a researcher and mentor helped to draw him to the Miller School.
“Dr. Parekh mentored Ranjith Ramasamy, M.D., who won the Gold Cystoscope — an award Dr. Parekh himself earned in 2013. The Gold Cystoscope is presented to the individual in all of urology who within 10 years of their residency completion has exhibited the greatest talent. It’s an enormous honor that goes to the individual and his or her mentor,” he said. “I would like to be able to contribute something along those lines to DSUI.”
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HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE
The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care
July 6, 2023 —HCA Florida Westside Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the U.S. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability and accelerating recovery times.
Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping ensure patient care is aligned with the latest research- and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines – Stroke is an in-hospital program for improving stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.
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CLEVELAND CLINIC RISK CALCULATOR SURPASSES OTHER CLINICAL MEASURES IN PREDICTING OVERALL SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER
Score derived from calculator helps clinicians assess risk in patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy
JULY 6 2023 – Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have developed a risk calculator to predict overall survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely deliver radiation to a tumor. This work was recently published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
Risk calculators are crucial for treating NSCLC, due to the high variability in survival rates. The newly published research demonstrates that use of the persistent homology (PHOM) score of a patient’s CT scan, which is information derived from the risk calculator, is the strongest predictor of overall survival of any standard clinical measure.
Researchers developed a radiomic nomogram, representing the relations between key variables, as a new method of calculating risk beyond patient-specific histopathologic and clinical variables. A subdiscipline of machine learning, radiomics involves extracting high-dimensional data from images such as CT scans to better understand tumor biology and behavior. By extracting features from imaging data and applying predictive models, researchers can visualize disease characteristics not visible to the human eye.
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HANLEY FOUNDATION’S 2ND ANNUAL BOCA CELEBRITY COOKOFF
July 5, 2023 – Hanley Foundation’s 2nd Annual Boca Celebrity Cookoff will be held on Thursday, August 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Waterstone Resort and Marina, 999 East Camino Real, Boca Raton. The event will include a gourmet happy hour with appetizers, a signature cocktail and mocktail, raffles and entertainment and is a Boca Chamber Festival Days event. The Cookoff will serve as the kickoff for the 3rd Annual Brice Makris Brunch.
Troy McLellan, President and CEO of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce will serve as judge. Neil Saffer, Co-Founder and Principal Auctioneer, Saffer & Company, will emcee. Boca celebrities who will compete in the cookoff are Tina Polsky, Florida State Senator and 2022 champion, Marty Haberer, President & CEO of the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC, Brian White, Vice President & Director of Athletics, Florida Atlantic University and Jan Savarick, CEO, Savarick Consulting Group.
“With community support of the Boca Celebrity Cookoff, the funds raised will go to our Lifesaver Scholarship Program, which restores hope, reunites families and saves lives,” Rachel Pappert Docekal, MBA, Ed.D., Hanley Foundation’s CEO said.
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MAYO CLINIC HOSTS RISE FOR EQUITY CONFERENCE IN MINNEAPOLIS AUG. 10-12
JULY 6 2023 — Hundreds of healthcare professionals will gather Aug. 10-12 for Mayo Clinic’s third annual RISE for Equity: Reflect, Inspire, Strengthen & Empower 2023 conference, an opportunity to advance national discussion and learn evidence-based practices to improving diversity, equity and inclusion in healthcare.
Keynote presentations by leading experts and panel discussions will cover topics such as health disparities, digital equity, artificial intelligence (AI) and coded bias, representation, and organizational belonging, among many others.
The event offers 22.5 hours of continuing medical education with options to attend in person at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis or virtually, and registration is open. The course is designed for professionals interested in advancing health equity and diversity and inclusion in healthcare, including healthcare providers, social workers, nurses, hiring managers, human resources professionals, supervisors, hospital leadership and administration, healthcare educators, and diversity and inclusion practitioners.
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SOLEO HEALTH PREPARED TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND OF FDA-APPROVED LEQEMBI™ (LECANEMAB-IRMB) TO TREAT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Company Provides Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Greater Access to Care through Administration of LEQEMBI In-home or On-site at its Infusion Centers
July 6, 2023 — Soleo Health, an innovative leader and national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, announced today the Company is prepared to address anticipated increases in demand from Alzheimer’s Disease patients prescribed LEQEMBI™ (lecanemab-irmb) on the heels of the drug receiving full Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval today.
In January 2023, Soleo Health was selected by Eisai Inc., a developer of pharmaceuticals, as the specialty pharmacy distribution partner for LEQEMBI to treat Alzheimer’s Disease. At that time, the highly anticipated treatment — an anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody used to treat mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s Disease and mild Alzheimer’s Disease (collectively known as early Alzheimer’s Disease) — had received fast-track FDA approval initially. Today, LEQEMBI received full FDA approval.
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LEE HEALTH ANNOUNCES PIVIO, A VIRTUAL 12-WEEK PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PARTICIPANTS CULTIVATE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Spaces available now; orientation on July 25 with virtual informational sessions on July 13 and July 18
July 6, 2023 — Lee Health is kicking off a new program to help the Southwest Florida community transform their health. Pivio is a first-of-its-kind national program built on the foundation of the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) and certified by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Lee Health is excited to bring this program to Southwest Florida this summer.
Spaces are available now for the 12-week program that begins with an orientation on July 25. The community can learn more about Pivio on Thursday, July 13, or Tuesday, July 18, at 5:30 p.m. during a virtual informational/question and answer session.
Participants will learn how to build healthy, lasting habits for long-term results and how to incorporate lifestyle medicine into their everyday lives. The 12-week program consists of 18 virtual group sessions that will give participants a sustainable plan of action, rooted in effective behavior change techniques that are built on the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: Plant-rich eating pattern, physical activity, meaningful social connections, avoidance of risky substances, sleep and rest, and stress management.
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HOUSE COMMITTEE HOLDS OVERSIGHT HEARING ON MEDICARE VALUE PROGRAMS
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The House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on June 22 to discussing implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Aisha Pittman, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs represented NAACOS at the hearing and answered questions about how ACOs are leading Medicare’s transition to alternative payment models (APMs).
In written testimony and during the hearing, NAACOS called on lawmakers to extend incentives for practices in APMs and discussed ways that Congress can improve Medicare’s payment system to advance value-based care.
By:Robert Daley, Director, Legislative Affairs, National Association of ACOs
Congress provided financial incentives for clinicians to transition to value-based care models in 2015 through the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, a law referred to as MACRA. It provided a 5 percent incentive payment to certain risk-bearing APMs, among other changes to Medicare’s payment structure for physicians. APMs encourage keeping patients healthy and improving quality, resulting in better care for patients and lower costs for taxpayers.
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BLUEKEY EQUITY PARTNERS INVESTS IN TELEMETRIX
July 5, 2023 – BlueKey Equity Partners (BKEP), a leading private investment firm specializing in small and mid-capital growth companies, announces its recent investment in Telemetrix , a uniquely positioned virtual health care enabler. Telemetrix is a provider in the remote patient monitoring (RPM) industry with access to a full, real-time instance of the Epic electronic health records (EHR) platform, creating seamless actionable alerts for providers and reducing employee training needs and includes filing values, dynamic alerting, minute tracking and calculations, and filing charges.
“We are thrilled to partner with Telemetrix as they continue to revolutionize the remote patient monitoring industry,” said Amaury Cifuentes, CFP®, CMP®, and a BlueKey Equity Partner. “Their unique integration with the Epic EHR platform provides unmatched capabilities and insights, making them a game-changer in the healthcare space.”
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RESEARCHERS FIND WEAKER IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS
One of the first human studies on how mitochondrial function impacts immune cells to guide future treatments.
July 7, 2023 – In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial disorders led to a weaker and less diverse antibody response to viral infections. The study, published in Frontiers in Immunology, was led by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), who analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
“Our work is one of the first examples to study how B cells are affected in mitochondrial disease by looking at human patients,” said Eliza Gordon-Lipkin, M.D., assistant research physician in NHGRI’s Metabolism, Infection and Immunity Section and co-first author of the paper.
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NIH STUDY OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO HOW CELLS REVERSE THEIR DECISION TO DIVIDE
Finding could point toward more effective treatments that could potentially prevent cancer relapse.
July 5, 2023 – A new study suggests that cells preparing to divide can reverse this process and return to a resting state, challenging long-held beliefs about cell division. If interrupted early in their preparation to divide, cells were able to halt the division process, known as mitosis. The finding, led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and reported July 5, 2023, in Nature, could point toward more effective treatments to interrupt the process by which cancer cells divide quickly and spread.
When cells receive growth-promoting signals, called mitogens, they enter the cell cycle—synthesize new copies of their DNA in a series of steps that culminate in cell division. Scientists have long thought that the preparatory stage of this cycle includes a point after which cells cannot halt the process. Researchers believed that after this “point of no return,” growth signals are no longer needed to drive cells to divide.
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INVESTIGATIONAL THREE-MONTH TB REGIMEN IS SAFE BUT INEFFECTIVE, NIH STUDY FINDS
The first clinical trial of a three-month TB treatment regimen is closing enrollment because of a high rate of unfavorable outcomes with the investigational course of treatment.
July 5, 2023 – The first clinical trial of a three-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen is closing enrollment because of a high rate of unfavorable outcomes with the investigational course of treatment. AIDS Clinical Trials Group 5362, also known as the CLO-FAST trial, sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a three-month clofazimine- and high-dose rifapentine-containing regimen. An interim data analysis showed that participants taking the investigational regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB at rates above thresholds set in the study protocol. Based on these findings, the study’s independent Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommended closing enrollment and modifying the treatment and follow-up of participants who received the investigational regimen to optimize outcomes. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, accepted the DSMB recommendations. Participants are being notified of the findings and analyses of the study data are ongoing.
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Overview: The primary care practitioner has the special and important responsibility to diagnose and manage patients with every category of ailment, injury and disease. This symposium will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen healthcare competencies. Expert faculty will explain recent advances in diagnosis, management and treatment and address compelling issues as they relate to sleep disorders, diabetes treatment, stroke, pain management, chronic kidney disease, human trafficking and orthopedic examinations in the primary care setting.
Target Audience: Family physicians, general internists, psychologists, hospitalists, neurologists, cardiologists, oncologists, gastroenterologists, psychiatrists, infectious disease specialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians and respiratory therapists.
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